Pranidhi, Praṇidhi: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Pranidhi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि) refers to “spy” (a man who, keeping his real character concealed, comes to know what is done and what is not done by others). The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (See the Manubhāṣya 8.116)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि).—Son of an Agni called Pāñcajanya. (Śloka 9, Chapter 220, Vana Parva).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि) refers to the “(three) ways of driving an elephant”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 12, “On the qualities of elephant drivers, etc.”]: “6. Elephants are of three kinds; there are three directions (ways of driving them) [trayaḥ praṇidhayaḥ], three styles of gait, three distinct methods of sitting in front and also five behind, six different ways of wielding the hook, while the differences relating to gait are five-fold; mounting is done in eight ways, and the methods of dismounting are declared to be ten”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि, “aspiration”) or praṇidhipāramitā represents the eighth of the “ten perferctions” (daśapāramitā) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 18). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., daśa-pāramitā and praṇidhi). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि).—
1) Observing, spying out.
2) Sending out spies.
3) A spy, an emissary; अध्यापितस्योशनसापि नीतिं प्रयुक्तरागप्रणिधिद्विषस्ते (adhyāpitasyośanasāpi nītiṃ prayuktarāgapraṇidhidviṣaste) Kumārasambhava 3.6; R.17.48; Manusmṛti 7.153; 8.182.
4) An attendant, a follower.
5) Care, attention.
6) Solicitation, entreaty, request; 'प्रणिधिः प्रार्थने चरे (praṇidhiḥ prārthane care)' Yādava.
7) A method of driving an elephant; Mātaṅga L.12.6.8. (There are three kinds of praṇidhis : by speech, feet and look.)
Derivable forms: praṇidhiḥ (प्रणिधिः).
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि).—m., sometimes f., even nt. (= Pali, and once [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit], paṇidhi, q.v., f. according to [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary], m. according to Chil- ders; both are right) = praṇidhāna, q.v. for development of mgs.; gender f., (praṇidhiṃ…) yā ti (= te) abhūṣi Lalitavistara 167.15 (verse); yā praṇidhi 175.13 (verse); saiṣā te… praṇidhī 283.2 (verse); °dhī…paripūrṇā 364.10 (verse); °dhī iyam evarūpā (mss. °pāḥ) 415.21 (verse); prathamā praṇidhi (v.l. °mo °dhiḥ) Mahāvastu i.48.16; caturthī tadā praṇidhiḥ āsīt 54.6; pañcamā °dhiḥ 54.7; prathamā °dhir 81.2 (these in Mahāvastu all prose); neut., taṃ yuṣmākaṃ mūlapraṇidhiṃ Mahāvastu i.45.8 (complete sentence!); dvitīyapraṇidhiṃ tadāsi 54.3, then was the 2d pra° (Senart em. °yo praṇidhi); of worldly desires, nāstīha me praṇidhi saṃskṛtasarvakāmaiḥ Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 45.7 (verse), and so in a-praṇidhi, q.v.; religious in basis, for desired fate in rebirths on basis of past merit, Avadāna-śataka i.171.1; of religious desires, but other than Buddhahood or Bodhisattvahood, Mahāvastu ii.276.10; Lalitavistara 386.14, 16 (Trapuṣa and Bhallika had made a praṇidhi in a former birth that the Buddha might ‘turn the wheel of the law’ after eating their food; this was fulfilled); a Bodhisattva is called praṇidhī-sāgaru Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 447.4, an ocean of pious vows; mūla- pra°, the original or primary vow leading to ultimate en- lightenment, Mahāvastu i.45.8; commonly of the vow to gain enlightenment, Lalitavistara 161.19; 167.13; Mahāvastu i.237.18; ii.259.14; Jātakamālā 204.1; Avadāna-śataka i.4.1; Gaṇḍavyūha 255.17; praṇidhi-paripūriye Mahāvastu ii.205.16 (so mss., instr., see s.v. praṇidhāna-paripūryai); paripūritavya praṇidhī Gaṇḍavyūha 58.4 (verse); to this, the common, sense also belong the citations of pra° with f. and nt. gender, above.
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि).—m.
(-dhiḥ) 1. A spy, a secret agent or emissary. 2. Asking, solicitation or request. 3. Care, attention. 4. A follower. E. pra and ni before, dhā to have, aff. ki .
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि).—i. e. pra-ni-dhā (cf. nidhi), m. 1. Spying, Mahābhārata 12, 2155. 2. Sending out (of emissaries), [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 4, 103 Gorr. 3. Request. 4. A spy, an emissary, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 153. 5. A follower.
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि).—[masculine] watching, spying, sending out (spies); spy, emissary.
1) Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि):—[=pra-ṇidhi] [from praṇi-dhā] m. watching, observing, spying, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] sending out (spies or emissaries), [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] a spy, secret agent, emissary, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. (dhī-√bhū, to become a spy, [Pañcatantra])
4) [v.s. ...] an attendant, follower, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] care, attention, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] asking, solicitation, request, [Saddharma-puṇḍarīka]
7) [v.s. ...] prayer, [Divyāvadāna]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Bṛhad-ratha, [Mahābhārata]
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि):—[pra-ṇi-dhi] (dhiḥ) 2. m. A spy; asking; care; a follower.
[Sanskrit to German]
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paṇidhi, Paṇihi.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Praṇidhi (प्रणिधि):—(nm) an emissary.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Praṇidhi (ಪ್ರಣಿಧಿ):—
1) [noun] the act of spying; espionage.
2) [noun] a man who keeps close and secret watch on another or others; a spy; a secret agent.
3) [noun] a diplomatic representative appointed by one country or government to represent it in another; an ambassador.
4) [noun] a beseaching; a request.
5) [noun] a man skilled in taming and training elephants.
6) [noun] the act of keeping one’s mind closely on something or the ability to do this; mental concentration.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pra, Ti, Niti, Pranina, Netti.
Starts with: Pranidhijnana, Pranidhiparamita.
Full-text (+18): Panidhi, Gudhapranidhi, Agnipranidhi, Pranidhiparamita, Pranidhijnana, Anupranidhi, Panihi, Hitaprani, Dharanimukhasarvajagatpranidhisamdharanagarbha, Prarthana, Apranidhi, Puri, Padmavati, Nagaraka, Nagarika, Ten Perfections, Dashaparamita, Samosarati, Samavasarati, Vijaya.
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Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
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Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter IV(b) - Anugīta-Gāthā < [Volume I]
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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 4 - Praṇidhi, Padmāvatī and Dhanurdhvaja < [Section 7 - Kriyāyogasāra-Khaṇḍa (Section on Essence of Yoga by Works)]
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